[ARCHIVED NEWS] Wednesday, April 26, 2006

PASCHA CELEBRATIONS COVERED BY LOCAL NEWSPAPER

Diocesan Office - Pascha, referred to as the feast of Feasts in the Orthodox Church, was festively celebrated throughout our Eastern American Diocese.

His Grace Bishop of Eastern America Dr. Mitrophan officiated at the Resurrection Matins at St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Church in Aliquippa while on Sunday morning His Grace, the bishop, officiated at the Holy Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at St. George Serbian Orthodox Church in Midland, PA.

The sisterhood at Monastery Marcha was very blessed this year to have the Serb Wings Choir from Steelton, PA visiting them. The choir sang at the Resurrection Matins, at the Divine Liturgy and the Vespers Sunday afternoon.

In the Boston church of St. Sava this was the most festive Pascha celebration to date. There were services everyday during Great and Holy Week. On Pascha some 600 parishioners attended the service at their 500 seat capacity church. 350 stayed for the luncheon following.

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In the case of one of our parishes, the St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Steelton, the local newspaper, the Patriot-News, covered their celebration.

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Faithful take Holy Communion during the Liturgy in Atlanta, GA.
The filled church during the service in Atlanta, GA.
Easter Egg Hunt at St. George parish in Carmichaels, PA
The filled church during the service in Potomac, Maryland.
V. Rev. Nedeljko Grgurevic, Fr. Miroslav Lazarevic and Fr. Aleksa Micich during the Great Entrance in Potomac, Maryland.
Great and Holy Saturday at St. Vasilije of Ostrog parish in Greensboro, NC
Services at St. Vasilije of Ostrog parish in Greensboro, NC
Fr. Dragan Zaric leads faithful in prayer at St. Vasilije of Ostrog parish in Greensboro, NC
Faithful during the service in the Boston church.
The communion line during the service in the Boston church.
Fr. Aleksandar Vlajkovic of Boston.
SOUTH AMERICA: Pascha celebration for the parishes of Aleia, Olinad, Belo Jardim and Caruaru
SOUTH AMERICA: Pascha celebration for the parishes of Aleia, Olinad, Belo Jardim and Caruaru
SOUTH AMERICA: Pascha celebration for the parishes of Aleia, Olinad, Belo Jardim and Caruaru
SOUTH AMERICA: V. Rev. Alexis Pena-Alfaro, V. Rev. Rafael Carlos Frederico Q. Santos and Rev. Elias Ned Cavalcanti Lima
SOUTH AMERICA: Pascha celebration for the parishes of Aleia, Olinad, Belo Jardim and Caruaru
Protojerej-Stavrophor Vasilije Sokolovic reads the Gospel on Pascha at St. Sava in Cleveland
Group picture at Monastery Marcha.
V. Rev. Zvonimir Kotorcevich blesses Easter eggs following the service.
Readings on Great and Holy Saturday evening.
Serb Wings from Steelton, PA sing responses at Monastery.
Sister Barbara.
Easter eggs at the Sabor Srpskih Svetitelja Church in Portland, MA
Easter Luncheon in Portland, MA
Fr. Ivan Marjanovic reads Paschal Epistle
Kolo Dancing at the Easter Luncheon in Portland, MA
Easter eggs at St. Nicholas Church in Steelton, PA.
Faithful during the service at St. Nicholas Church in Steelton, PA.
V. Rev. Stavrophor Srboljub Jockovich.